# Accident 20051027026679A: Bbavia 7AC, Rainier, WA, October 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2005, 13:30 local time
- Place: Rainier, WA
- Airport: Flying B Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8772° N, 122.6011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8772&lon=-122.6011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85534, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85534) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051027026679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ ACCOMPANIED ME TO HIS HANGAR DURING THIS INVESTIGATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THE HARD LANDING. I OPENED THE FUEL TANK OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND NOTED THE ODOR OF AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE. I ASKED ^PRIVACY DA^ IF HE WAS USING AUTOMOTIVE FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE SAID YES. ^PRIVACY DA^ PRODUCED THE MAINTENANCE LOGS FOR THE AIRCRAFT. THE REVIEW OF THESE LOGS FOUND THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION FOR THIS AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN DECEMBER OF 1973. ADDITIONALLY, NO APPROVED ALTERATIONS WERE NOTED IN THESE LOGS TO USE AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE IN THE AIRCRAFT. STATEMENTS GIVEN BY ^PRIVACY DA^ SUPPORTED THE HISTORY NOTED IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGS. I ASKED ^PRIVACY DA^ ABOUT THE FLIGHT HISTORY OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED HE AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE AIRCRAFT, AND IT HAD FLOWN TWO OTHER TIMES THAT DAY, AND ON THE THIRD FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THAT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. ^P^        ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THESE WERE TEST FLIGHTS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA06CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA014), Oct 27, 2005: Aeronca 7AC (N85534), Yelm, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The complete loss of engine power during the initial climb for undetermined reasons, and the excessive descent rate during the ensuing forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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